Chocolate chip cookie lover, avid reader, lipstick wearer, shoe buyer,
Diet Coke drinker, writer, blogger, cheeseburger connoisseur, and mama
to two crazy kiddos. "She Calls Me Mama Leisha" is how I connect with
other women and mothers through my humorous (and oftentimes
meaningful) blog posts.
I will never forget the first Christmas James and I spent together as
a newly married couple. We lived in a very small, two bedroom
apartment that did not have air conditioning, a dishwasher, o...
Metaphorically speaking, I often feel as though my life is a vast sea
of monotony and I am drowning in it. Okay, okay! Maybe not
“drowning.” That does sound a bit dramatic. More like,...
James and I were married on the 16th of August, in the Logan LDS
temple. (Seven years ago!) It was a beautiful, summer
morning–blue skies dotted by the occasional cotton-like cloud, and a
w...
My little man, Camren, is a cuddler. He loves to be picked up, held,
carried, hugged, and cuddled by me. I love it! I feel blessed to
have such a cuddly baby, especially when his soft chubb...
For as long as I live, I will never forget the moment I walked into
the Grande Galerie of the Louvre museum in Paris, France. There was
a palpable energy in the air of that magnificent place. ...
My baby girl is four years old today. As I prepare to celebrate with
pink cupcakes and princess castles, I can not help but think back to
the moment of her birth–the awe and joy I felt when I...
My daughter, Lilly, loves to lend a helping hand in the kitchen. She
laboriously drags a chair from our dinner table across the
sandstone-colored tile floor in my kitchen, to the small counter sp...
